Video/News: Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth Returns For Fourth Season Jan 27

THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH

RETURNS TO SHOWTIME^® ON JANUARY 27

Groundbreaking Political Documentary Series Goes Behind The Scenes In Washington And On The Campaign Trail

As Newly Empowered House Democrats And 2020 Hopefuls Take On President Trump

LOS ANGELES – January 4, 2019 – THE CIRCUS returns for its highly-anticipated fourth season on Sunday, January 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, as Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and 2020 hopefuls begin to plot their presidential bids.

Hosted by John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, and Alex Wagner, THE CIRCUS will venture behind the scenes in Washington and beyond, exploring the shifting power dynamics on Capitol Hill as Democrats take control of the House of Representatives, along with covering the escalating drama around President Donald Trump’s White House as it grapples with mounting legal entanglements and continued scrutiny from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

With the 2020 presidential race already taking shape, the series will also follow the burgeoning field of Trump challengers as they make their initial forays on the campaign trail.

THE CIRCUS Season 4 Teaser Video

After covering the historic midterm elections and the convulsive Brett Kavanaugh confirmation to the Supreme Court, THE CIRCUS completed its third season with an hour-long finale Sunday, November 11. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne, and Tom Johnson serve as executive producers.

Video/News: Showtime’s <i>The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth</i> Returns For Fourth Season Jan 27 2 — John Heilemann covers the press briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and National Security Adviser John Bolton at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 3, 2018 in THE CIRCUS (season 3, episode 10). Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME

John Heilemann has covered politics, business and their intersection for 25 years in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently National Affairs Analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, where he appears regularly on Morning Joe, The Last Word, The 11th Hour, Deadline: White House and other shows. During the 2016 election cycle, he served as co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and co-host of With All Due Respect on MSNBC and Bloomberg TV. Previously, he was national affairs editor at New York Magazine and a staff writer for The New Yorker, Wired and The Economist. Heilemann is a co-author of The New York Times No. 1 bestsellers Game Change and Double Down: Game Change 2012. The first Game Change book was adapted into a movie of the same name, which went on to win five Emmy^® Awards, three Golden Globes^® and a Peabody Award.

Video/News: Showtime’s <i>The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth</i> Returns For Fourth Season Jan 27 3 — Mark McKinnon interviews Martha McSally, Congresswoman for Arizona’s 2nd congressional district, in Prescott, AZ on October 18, 2018 (season 3, episode 12)-Photo: Matt Hinshaw/SHOWTIME

Mark McKinnon is a political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist and television producer. He was the chief media adviser to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns and is cofounder of No Labels, an organization dedicated to bipartisanship, civil dialogue and political problem solving. McKinnon has worked for many causes, companies and candidates, including former President George W. Bush, Senator John McCain, late Governor Ann Richards and Bono.

Video/News: Showtime’s <i>The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth</i> Returns For Fourth Season Jan 27 4 — A scene from the production of THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH (Season 3, Episode 06). – Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/SHOWTIME Pictured: Alex Wagner covers hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2018.

Alex Wagner is currently a national correspondent at CBS News, a contributing editor at The Atlantic and co-host of their weekly news and affairs podcast, Radio Atlantic. In April, she released her first book, Futureface, which examines questions about American identity and immigration in the 21st century. Previously, Wagner hosted the Emmy^®nominated MSNBC political affairs program NOW with Alex Wagner. Before joining MSNBC, Wagner was a reporter with the Huffington Post, where she covered innovation in the American economy, investigating the intersection of business, politics and new technology. Prior to this, she served as the White House correspondent for Politics Daily and the Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning FADER magazine.

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